Amelie's eyes grew double in size and she was made speechless upon seeing Zacharie, the same could be said for the crazy lady who slowly backed away, cowering."M..mr. LaCroix." She stammered, her body trembling as if noticing the presence of Zacharie, the city's lord of wealth."Are you okay?" Zacharie asked Amelie and she reluctantly nodded her head, grip tightening on his jacket.Zacharie then turned his gaze towards the woman and narrowed his eyes."You," he said and the woman flinched."I'm sorry! I apologies Mr. LaCroix! I wasn't aware that she was your acquaintance! I'm really sorry!" The crazy woman babbled on in fear.She was aware of how much power Zacharie held in the business world and if he so much as blow wind into the ears of others, her husband's business was sure to collapse and her family would then be really ruined.She had to avoid that fate at all cost!Bowing her head low, she apologized once more. "Please forgive me. It won't happen again!"Zacharie stared coldl

"Thief?" Amelie frowned at the words, confusion written all over her face."Mommy," Miguel tugged at the sleeves of her shirt. "It isn't true." He said."I know dearest," Amelie said and then turned back to the adult, raising her voice. "I beg your pardon, but I think you've got something wrong. My daughter is no thief.""Really? Cause my son here had his ice cream stolen by her." The woman said, pointing at the male child which was standing just a few feet away from her.Amelie glanced between the mother and son pair, refusing to believe what she was hearing. For one, She had raised Michelle in the best way, making sure that stealing wasn't part of her virtues and secondly, with no more than a glance, Amelie could tell that the pair of mother and son was trouble."Look here Ma'am, I think you have got something wrong. My daughter would never steal from someone even if she wanted what the other person has." Amelie said and the woman gasped, offended."How dare you! Are you calling my

The very next day, Amelie took the twins to their new school as agreed upon.Golden Spring international school lived very much up to its reputation with colorful ceramic walls and large windows that provided a great view of the garden outside. The hallways were wide and the cl*ssrooms were big, the facilities were state-of-the-art and the staff were well trained and welcoming.The principal was especially pleased to see them.After taking their time showing them around the campus and introducing them to their new cl*ssmates, they were soon sent off to their homeroom cl*ss.They had only started attending the school today, but Amelie could see how well her children fitted in. They quickly made friends with children their ages and became favorites of teachers who complimented them because of their smart intellect.All in all, it was safe to say that her children were their happiest at their current school. And Amelie knew that she had made the right decision about bringing the kids in.

The sun had already set, Amelie sat in a taxi with her children driving towards the direction of her hospital after having picked the twins up from their school.Her mind had been filled with thoughts of her children ever since she had met up with Chloe. At first she tried to convince herself that it just might be another trick being played by Chloe, but after pondering on the topic for a day and a half, Amelie had decided to take the children to do an examination.After all, there was nothing wrong with being careful.Arriving at the hospital, Amelie stepped out of the cab with her children and paid before walking into the hospital. She had set up an appointment before time and was also a worker there, so she simply walked past the receptionist and towards the examination room.The doctor was already there, standing with his back towards her and facing the computer screen.Amelie knocked twice on the door and opened."Mr. Bordeaux," She greeted."Ah, Ms. Arnuad, you're finally here."

Amelie took a few steps back as she felt shivers run down her spine in the drenching rain, but before she could do anything more, the back door of the van slid open and two masked guys jumped out.One grabbed Amelie from behind and placed his hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming.The other guy then began to tie a piece of rope around her hand, which he had pulled from his pocket.Amelie struggled against them, trying to break free, but she was no match against the two strong men and soon enough, they forced her into the back of the van and drove off."Who...who are you people?" Amelie asked as she managed to scramble to a corner away from the men's reach.At her question, the two delinquent looking guys glanced at each other and chuckled.Yeah, like they were going to blindly open their mouth and spill the fact that their contractor was Odette Aubert who had hired them to follow her fiance after he suddenly left the LaCroix mansion a day ago while looking upset, and after fu